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It is only three months that we Indians have been hearing of the West Asian country of Syria quite regularly. But Syria has been soaking in a bloodbath since the year 2011.

The war began in form of an unrest in the year 2011 with nationwide protests against President Bashar al-Assad’s. To this Syrian forces responded with violent crackdowns. The conflict gradually was made to escalate from protests to an armed war after months of military campaign. And today Syria stands at the doorstep of complete destruction.

(Courtesy: www.telegraph.co.uk)

Today Syria is actually a killing concoction in which the official Syrian forces under President Bashar al-Assad are supported by more than forty militias including the Hezbollah of Lebanon; pitted against rebel factions and groups that number more than fifty-five like the Free Syrian Army, al-Tawhid Brigade, al-Nusra Front, al-Qaida and its allied terror groups, IS terrorists, etc. But what is sending ripples globally is the involvement of all the super powers of the world and their regional allies waging what is seen as ‘Proxy War’ against their enemy coalitions creating a situation which experts recognize as a ‘proto-world war’.

Hezbollah Chief, Hassan Nasrallah threatens of crushing attacks on Israel if attacks on Syria do not cease Beirut: ‘Israel must stop the air attacks on Syria, else we will carry out unimaginably crushing attacks on Israel. Israel will be shown what the stark reality and the future would be in the ensuing Lebanon war,’ threatened Hezbollah Chief, Hassan Nasrallah. Nasrallah issued this warning to Israel against the background of the

US attacks Syrian military base Damascus: The Syrian agencies have claimed that the United States had carried out an attack on a Syrian military base near the Iraqi border. Hezbollah also has claimed this to be an attack by the United States. However, the United States has not confirmed this report and the damages caused in the attack also have not been disclosed. Therefore, the plot around the attack seems

Israel fires 9 missiles on Damascus and Homs in Syria, claims Syrian regime-backed media Damascus: Israeli fighter jets fired 9 missiles on the military bases at Damascus and Homs in Syria, on Tuesday. However, the Syrian government media has claimed that all these missiles were shot down by the Syrian air defence systems. The Syrian media alleged that this was the second attack by Israel on Syrian military bases in

Israel’s air attacks on Syrian military bases, alleges Syrian army Damascus: Israeli fighter planes carried out missile attacks on Syrian military bases, early Wednesday morning. The Syrian army has alleged that Israel’s missile attacks were targeted towards destruction of the “Scientific Military Centre” lab of the Syrian army. However, the Syrian army claimed that they have successfully used the anti-missile system rendering most of the Israeli missiles ineffective. Syria has

Saudi Arabia, UAE and Kuwait recall their citizens from Lebanon Riyadh/ Dubai/ Kuwait: A diktat has been issued by the External Affairs Ministry of Saudi Arabia, to its citizens who are in Lebanon to avoid travelling to Lebanon and if already there to return back at the earliest. Saudi’s Foreign Affairs Ministry explained that the orders were issued in view of the situation in Lebanon. Following Saudi’s steps, the United

Demands for Kurdistan will lead to starvation of Kurds Ankara/Tehran/ Baghdad: If the Kurdish forces in Iraq remain firm on the role of an independent country, Turkey will impose strong restrictions on Iraqi Kurds. If this happens, the crisis of hunger may strike the Iraqi Kurds. The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned the Kurds that along with these restrictions, Turkey has left open the option of taking military actions

‘THAAD’ ready to protect South Korea, announces US military Seoul : The US Army announced last week that the ‘THAAD’ missile defense system which was deployed in South Korea was now ready for action. On the other hand, China objected to this deployment of the US and warned that necessary actions will be taken against it. THAAD batteries and missiles have been set up at a golf course at Seongju, 200

Trump indicates a change to the US Foreign Policy Washington: Donald Trump has assured that the new foreign policy would be prepared by learning from the previously committed mistakes. He said that as per this policy, the US would not try to overthrow governments of other countries. Since the last few days, the US along with the rest of the world have been debating on who would be included in

It is only three months that we Indians have been hearing of the West Asian country of Syria quite regularly. But Syria has been soaking in a bloodbath since the year 2011. The war began in form of an unrest in the year 2011 with nationwide protests against President Bashar al-Assad’s. To this Syrian forces responded with violent crackdowns. The conflict gradually was made to escalate from protests to an

Israel’s attack on the Syrian Naval base of Latakia on the 5th of July, 2013, supposedly launched from Turkish soil, in which Syria’s Yakhont P-800 missile depot was specifically targeted, has ever since been a topic of continuous discussion and debate. Yakhont are advanced anti-ship cruise missiles which were sold to Syria by Russia. Several blasts were heard after the reported Israeli strikes, at this critical Syrian naval base. The

ll Hari Om ll UN Peace Envoy, Mr. Lakhdar Brahimi Yes indeed Syria paints a distressing picture on the canvas of the world. Is the Syrian conflict merely one that pitches the Syrian ruling powers against the Syrian commoners? Peculiarly, both sides have support and aid from outside the country. The allies of the Syrian government are obviously then opposed to those on the side of the rebels. And